Xavier Garcia isn’t going to the head of his drug rehabilitation class any time soon. Instead the Napa man, who was attending an anti-drug program, will most likely be behind bars if convicted of the drug charges he was arrested for on Wednesday.

After hearing citizen concerns about global warming and loss of older homes, the city of Napa Planning Commission Thursday endorsed plans for a redevelopment project for the Soscol Avenue approach to downtown.

Beth Rodda of Angwin knew exactly what to do when she had just two weeks to empty an apartment full of furniture, medical supplies and collectibles.

The California Highway Patrol will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in north Napa tonight.

Channel Properties held a “bottoming out” ceremony Friday for the Riverfront, an ambitious mixed-use development with aspirations of redefining downtown Napa’s riverfront.

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal — For four months, the world watched in horror and grim anticipation as police pursued the presumed abductor of wide-eyed British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann. Then, authorities dramatically turned the tables, naming the girl’s parents as suspects.

WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it has worked through a massive backlog in passport applications and that processing times are back to normal after months of major delays that disrupted summer travel plans for thousands of Americans.

JERUSALEM — Syria’s announcement that it opened fire on Israeli aircraft invading its airspace has raised the question of why Israel would want to heighten tensions just days after stating that war with its enemy to the north was unlikely.

SAN DIEGO — The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed Friday to pay nearly $200 million to 144 people who were sexually abused by clergy members, the second-largest payment since the U.S. abuse scandal erupted five years ago.